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(03-03-2015 12:33 AM)dannyb73 Wrote:  

(03-02-2015 11:53 PM)anti-zip Wrote:  

(03-01-2015 11:48 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  

(03-01-2015 11:30 PM)anti-zip Wrote:  Here's one thing that's been bothering me. Why don't we ever get the ball to Dev outside the arc elbow extended, post Hall up on that block, and clear everyone else out? Teams have been pretty careful to not leave Dev alone on the perimeter and they've also been pretty careful to double Hall when he gets it on the block. So what do they do in that scenario? Leave Dev, Hall kicks it back, and Dev's wide open. Don't double and it's two points for Hall. Double with the next closest defender and you should have an easy cut down the lane.

Then they bring weak side post help on Jimmy. Doesn't matter the set-up, it all comes down to ball rotation and making shots.

Yes, I think I covered "ball rotation" and "making shots" in my post. See bolded portion above. The setup absolutely matters. If you have two guys that defenses pay close attention to then play them off each other and you'll end up with more guys getting lost by the defense.

In the second half against UB there were several possessions where Brewer threw the ball in to Hall. Then Brewer wouldn't move and his man would creep down to double. A couple times Hall actually tucked the ball in one arm and waived at Brewer to get away. They couldn't stop him one-on-one but we were making it easy for them to double him.

The point I am making is even if in your example it was Dev tossing the ball into the post, they could bring a weak side post defender to help on Jimmy and still not leave Dev wide open. Offensively and Defensively there are answers to any scenario we can come up with - which is why it's a chess match between coaches and comes down to coaching and execution. Sometimes a guy is just totally unstoppable no matter what your strategy but in the MAC that isn't very often. The last guy I remember like that was Chris Kaman (IMO).

I understood that scenario and addressed it in my original post. "Double with the next closest defender and you should have an easy cut down the lane." If they bring the other post over to double then you're leaving the other block open. Yes, there are defensive strategies to combat any offensive scheme. It still stands to reason that you should attempt to use your two best offensive players together. We don't really have anyone that can create for others but we've got a great shooter and a great back to the basket post player. So put them on the same side of the court and let them work off each other. I'm not saying it's unstoppable. I'm saying it makes more sense than a lot of what we run.